Leipzig Christmas Market 2016

Leipzig Christmas Market Dates 2016

Christmas Market Dates

Opening Times

10am-9pm daily
23. Dec: 10am-8pm

Welcome to the
Leipzig Christmas Market

The focal point of Leipzig's traditional Christmas market is the beautiful old market square in front of the Old Town Hall.

The history of Leipzig's Christmas market goes all the way back to 1458

It is one of the largest and most beautiful Christmas Markets in Germany with around 250 twinkling stalls located on the city's historical market square.

Attractions include a fairytale forest, a model railway display on Augustusplatz and Old Medieval Christmas Market.

At the Leipzig Christmas Market there is plenty of seasonal entertainment to enjoy, including daily trumpet fanfares, Christmas concerts held by the world famous St. Thomas's choir, and performances of Bach's Christmas Oratorio in the city's numerous churches, leaving the audience enchanted with every performance.

The old town hall is not only the place where Johann Sebastian Bach signed his employment contract, as cantor and Leipzig's musical director, but it is also one of the most beautiful Renaissance town halls in Germany.

The old town hall was built between 1556 and 1557 in just nine months and today holds plenty of history from various different centuries.

Leipzig Tourist Office

Discover Leipzig

Leipzig has been an important influence in European commercial and intellectual life for centuries, and its sights are all part of the Leipzig experience.

Historical shopping arcades, lovingly restored, are typical of the architecture in the city centre.

There are great shops, a vibrant cultural scene and lively bars that stay open until very late, all within a relatively small area.

The Old Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of the German Renaissance, is home to the Museum of City History and the location where Johann Sebastian Bach signed his employment contract, as cantor of the nearby St. Thomas's Church. Furthermore its banqueting hall is used as a venue for concerts and gala events. Definitely worth seeing are the council chambers, the 1823 model of the city, the prison cells and the portrait of Bach. The extensive building was erected in a period of only nine months in 1556/1557.

Another significant historical highlight in Leipzig is the St. Nicholas's Church, known in 1989 throughout the world as the starting point of the "peaceful revolution" and the beginning of Germany's reunification. After the fall of
the Berlin Wall, Leipzig was labelled ‘City of Heroes’ – a title which could also be referenced to the many great musicians, kapellmeister
and composers who are arguably more popular and more prominent here than anywhere else in the world.

Leipzig Top-Rated Hotels

#1

Steigenberger Grandhotel Handelshof
This is a wonderful hotel in a great location, elegant, wonderful service, lovely rooms. This is a beautiful hotel, in a historic building smack in the center of Leipzig.

#2

Hotel Fuerstenhof
A great place to stay with courteous and friendly staff. Rooms are great - the best mattresses in the world. A huge bathroom with Moulton Brown Toiletries.

#3

pentahotel Leipzig
A quirky hotel, located 5 minutes walk from the historic city center. Clean silent rooms, good breakfast and very friendly staff. Hotel is very up to date and renovated some years ago.

#4

Radisson Blu Hotel
This hotel is situated in city centre, very near to the old town. The room is quite big and the bed is really comfortable.

Cultural Heart Ticket

Buy a one day German Rail Länder Ticket and you could explore all the Christmas Markets in the state of Cultural Heart for one amazing price of:One passenger: €23Extra person: €4Unlimited travel, one price, through out Cultural Heart (see map above) for up to 5 people, 9 a.m. until 3 a.m. of the following day and on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays from 0a.m. until 3 a.m. Valid on all local trains (Interregio-Express, Regional-Express, Regionalbahn, S-Bahn). Prices quoted are for 2016 ticket machine purchases only.

Lufthansa Flights

Lufthansa is the national airline for Germany, providing a high level of service on all their flights to or from Germany. Daily flights are available to Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Nuremberg or Stuttgart.

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